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INFORMATION GARD.

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HENRYPfs'rAiinoRn, or enannxvmwfgon HUDSON, NEW YORK."v

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SPEcrFm'rioNfwming paittf rettete;` retenue. 564,117, dated .nay 121, ieee. .Appiicaiionidmyza18945. seriaino. 550,424.' massima.)

To all whom 'it may colto-ern."

Be it known thatI, HENRY P.

vented a new and-Improved Informatioi'i-(ard, of which the following is a full, elear,and exact description. i i l lilyinventionrelates vto an improvement in information, classification, or index cards;

and it has for its object tofprovide a means whereby a number of cardsbearingdie'rentinformation, orclassifiedinformation onthe4 same subject, or cards containingrvarious information' classified in any desired manner, may be easily accessible, the vcards being so constructed that any-'given series numerically,

alphabetically, or otherwise designated may` be simultaneously, expeditiously, and con# veniently gathered and drawn from an apparently miscellaneous pack of cards; and the invention consi sts in the novel construction'of i the cards andthe arrangement or grouping of v a number of cards, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out inthe claims.

Reference Vis to be had to theae'coinpanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar iigures and lettersof reference indicate` corresponding parts in ally the` views.

through sundry of thecards therein. Fig- 3 is a broken plan view-of Vone of the cards.4 Fig. 4' is a perspective View of a modifiedform 1 of box or drawer. Fig. 5 is ay longitudinal sectional View through the boXishoWn in Fig.. 4, illustrating 'a slight modifieation'in the con struction of the cards, the cards beingespe- .eially adapted Afory the bo'x shownin Fig.' 4. Fig. G 1s a transverse vertical section through the box and the cards contained therein, asv shown in Fig. 4, the section being at the-p-vot-- Fig; 7 is a viewsim'ilar to cards shown iii Fig. A1, or similar cards, may

be placed to be again sorted after having been withdrawn from the main box; and Fig. 9 is SrAMFoRm .of Grand View on'lIudson, 1in the :county of Rockland and State of'New York, :havelin f tain mattei' relatingto' a business` involving l: numerous det. f tils--as, for exainple,.an insurlance business, in which it is desirable to place "in a boxeards containing the names of policylfigure l is a perspective View of a box or. lmay be employed. drawer, illustrating one arrangement of' the improved cards".- Fig. l2 is a broken side ele-v vation of the bon or drawer, partly in section,

'a side elevation of a further modification of 'the..card, embracing the construction shown `rin the cards Lin bothlfig's. 3 and These cards are especially adapted-to conholders ofacertain class, and wherein it is desirable. and frequently necessite f.. to wil hd ra w `from the box cards alphabetically, numeriejally, o1.' otherwise arranged, containing the names, for instance, of vpolicy-holders whose premiums become. due in January, .then the.

names of policy-holderswhose premiums become due, iii.February, `fand so oni 'lhe-primeobjcet of this invention is to enable a Vperson to simultaneouslyYand expedif, tionsly separate, for example, from a mass of alphabetically or numerically ,ai-ranged,y or f otherwise classified, cards al1 ofthe cards con vtaining thenames of policy-holders the record of whose policies are neeessaryto be consult-ed during agixf'en month, or upon a certain day,

orat a certain-hour.

`The simple form of the card A is shown iny IFig. 3, and it is especially adapted fo-r uscin `connection with a box B, (shown in Figs. l

and 2,) although any form of boxer drawer The cards are vprovided upon one,two, or more edges with'tabsltl.

ywhich are either integral with or are'attached,

thereto. Y These tabs are of any desired shape. The mostfconrenient, however, are ot semicireular shape, as illustrated.

#Each tab is provided with lali aperture or opening ll, andthe said tabs. are arranged at predetermined intervals apart, and .the

cards of one classification, or of one series,

are provided with the `same number of tabs 'in vthe saine grouping, but 'a single tab only 'i'may be employed in one set `of cards.

Take, 'i' or example, cards having four tabs 'arrarged at `certain distances i'ipnrt. l'pon these cards the naines ot' all of the poli (wv-hold- .ers whose premiunis,'payahlequarterly, are

due in January, April, July, andV (n -toher are vwritten, and 'cards haring two tahsu pon which the names of )whey-holders whose premiums, payable seniianiiually, duein 'Feliruary anu .f\ugnst, are written and arranged so as to interrene the tabs on ihe'eari'ls rep- ICO resenting the J anuaryppremiums, whereas the names of the policy-holders whose premiums, payable annually, are due in March would-be provided with but a single tab, so arranged as to intervene the tabs of the January and February cards. And in this manner the cards for the various months wouldhave their tabs differently located, so that when the cards had been numerically, alphabetically, or otherwise arranged the openings in the tabs of the cards representing the same month would be in alinement. y

In the front of the box B a series of recesses 14 is usually made, one recess being shown over the name of each month of the year, as shown in the drawings, and in connection with these cards a pin 15 is employed. Now, it' the cards are Wanted bearing the names of the policy-holders whose premiums are due in March, the pin will be passed through the recess in the box over the name of that month and to the rear of the box. The pin will thereupon pass through the openings of alining tabs of all ofthe March cards, and will pass between the tabs of the cards represent-4 ing the other months. Therefore, by lifting up the pin 15, as shown inidotted lilies in Fig. 2 and in positive lines in Fig. 1, all' ofthe March cards may be lifted simultaneously'from the box, and in alphabetical, numerical, or otherwise arranged order, thus obviating the neces'- sity of running over the entire lot of cards to obtain a particular set or series. v

In Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 I have illustrated modifications in the construction of the cards. The tabs 10 are dispensed with in the form of cards shown in Figs'. 4, 5, 6, and 7, and instead of the tabs each card A' at each corner has preferably an opening l2 made therein to receive a pivot-pin 16, and either at the top or bottom of the card, or at both points, or near each margin, a series of apertures 13 is produced, which apertures are graduated in size, and are usually also graduated in arrangement. Under this construction of cards a box C is used, as shown in Fig. 4, and this box is substantially rectangular, and` is provided in thebottom at each end with an inclined block C', in order to hold the cards straight when packed` in the y.box and at the same" time admit of the cards being raised. This box is likefl wise provided with recesses 14 in the top, and

from either of their corners.

face to back miscellaneously or in given series, the cards of one series being so placed.

that certain openings therein will be brought in registry with the openings of the other cards, the smaller openings in one series being in registry with the larger openings in another series, so that by passing the pivot-pin 16, for example, through the lupper left-hand aperture l2 in the box` and through the corresponding apertures or openings 12 in the cards all of the cards will be pivoted, and by passing the lifting-pin 15 through a certain' opening, as shown in Fig. l5, 'it will be passed through corresponding openingsof the desired series, lthe openings of the series being practically smaller than those of the series not wanted, so that upon lifting the pin the series of cards not wanted will remain standing in the box, while the seriesdesired will be raised abovethe standing cards, and by passing a pin through the raised series at a corner opening they may all be removed from the box. The same operation may be carried out from the bottom of the box, as shown in Fig. 7, and if in practice it is found desirable the cards A2 may be provided with the tabs 10 and the elongated openings 13, as shown in Fig. 9, thus permitting of a numerous grouping of various series `in the same 'y box, and. all the cards may be either alphabetically, numerically, or otherwise arranged. In Fig. 8 I have illustrated a box D, in which ledges D are made'at or nearthe botvtom and shoulders 17 are made in the corners of i the cards A3. This box is adapted especially` for the separation` of the cards `of a IIO samekind or class of information `having ,theirl openings corresponding in position or arrangement, whereby when the cards are placed in a pack the openings inl certain of the cards will be in alinelnent with each other, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A pack of information-cards provided with openings arranged in a predetermined order, and a lifting-pin adapted to be passed through openings in sundry of the cards, whereby certain of the cards may be raised bythe pin and certain of the cards will remain stationary, as and for the purpose speciy fied.

3. A pack of information-cards provided with openings arranged in a predetermined order, a liftingfpin adapted to be `passed through openings in sundryof the cards; whereby certain of the cards may be raised bythe pin, the said vcards being likewise pro- A vided with registering pivot-openings, and a pivot-pin adapted to be passed through all of the pi\'otopenings in the pack of cards, substantially as described.

l. VA pack of information-cards, the said eards being provided with extensions from their margins and openings in said marginal projections, the cards being in series alphabetically or numerically arranged, or otherwise classified, all of the project-ions of one series being in alinelnent, and out of alineinent `with the projections of a second or other -series, as and for the purpose set forth.

The combination, with a bok or drawer having openings therein, of cards arranged in series alphabetically, numerically or -otherwise, the said cards being provided with openings of dilerent lengths arranged in a predetermined Aorder and registering with the openings in the box, and a lifting-pin adapted to be passed through the box-openings and into sundry of the openings in the cards, the eards being so arranged that the openings in the cards of a certain series may be entered by a pin and the said cards elevated without disturbing the remainder of the cards, as and for the purpose specified.

6. The combination with a box or drawer having recesses formed therein and provided with an opening, of cards arranged in series, alphabetically, numerically or otherwise classified, the said cards being provided with openings arranged in a predetermined order and registering with the recesses in the box, a lifting-pin adapted to be passed ihrou gh the box-recesses and into sundry of the openings in the cards, the cards being so arranged that the openings in the cards of a certain series may be entered by the lifting-pin and the said cards elevated without disturbing the rein ainder of the cards, the said cards being likewise provided with registering pivot-openings, and a pivot-pin adapted to extend through the opening in the box or drawer and through the registering pivot-openings in the said cards, substantially as shown and described.

HENRY P. STANFORD. Witnesses:

ALFRED LURCoTT, C. SEDGWicK. 

